Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Javan Mongoose

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Herpestes
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Javan Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.